A Moment on California’s Central Coast: Or, Is It Really Algarve in Portugal or Cassis in Provence?

I’m having a love affair. And I know, I’ve said it before. But the two hundred mile or so stretch…

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Dreaming of Lion’s Head Meatballs: The Tricks of Memory and the Foods of the World

I know. It’s ridiculous. I should be grading essays. But here I am, gazing at a nearly 50 year old…

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Becoming Brazilian: A Love Letter to My Mother

Will be forthcoming in Adelaide Literary Magazine 2020 Essay Anthology Every day as the statistics for the Coronavirus become more…

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